Photocopies of typed correspondence from Ivins to various family members, friends, former missionaries, and church authorities written during the last seven months of his mission. These letters, photocopied from a bound volume put together by Ivins, are arranged alphabetically according to recipient.

General correspondence arranged chronologically.

Letters concerning the management of the Ivins family property near Enterprise, Utah.

Ivins and Nelson, a sociology professor, met at the Utah State Agricultural College and taught together at BYU. This correspondence centers around the role of the church hierarchy in the affairs of BYU in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including the "spy ring" and the so-called "Negro question."

In addition to personal communication, Ivins and Shaw, a former colleague at BYU, exchange opinions on national politics, Vietnam, and the role of the LDS Church in Utah politics.

As a young man in Southern Utah, Ivins served as a mentor to Holt. These letters contain Ivins' criticism of the official Joseph Smith story, his thoughts on the origin and authenticity on the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, the Word of Wisdom and his opinion on various LDS Church doctrines and on religion in general. Ivins considered this correspondence the most complete expression of his changing view of the LDS Church.